Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part 2 MAJLIS UGAMA ISLAM
3 Establishment and functions of Majlis
4 Majlis to be a corporation
5 Powers of Majlis
6 Devolution of rights, powers, duties, liabilities and property of Board under Muslim and Hindu Endowments Ordinance
7 Membership
7A Chief Executive
8 (Repealed)
9 Determination of appointment
10 Cancellation of appointment
11 Temporary appointment
12 Appointments to be notified
13 Stranger at meeting
14 Chairperson
15 Quorum
16 Corporate seal
17 Conduct of business
18 Summoning meeting
19 Powers of President
20 Duties and powers of Chief Executive
21 Minutes
22 Order of business and voting
23 Certified copy of resolution
24 Appearance by Majlis, etc.
25 Acting in emergency
26 Delegation of powers
27 Secrecy
28 (Repealed)
29 Majlis may prescribe own procedure
30 Appointment of Mufti
31 Legal Committee
32 Ruling of Legal Committee (Fatwa)
33 Authorities to be followed
Part 3 THE SYARIAH COURT
34 Constitution of Syariah Court
34A Appointment of presidents and ad-hoc presidents
34B Appointment of registrar and deputy registrar
35 Jurisdiction
35A Permission to commence or to continue civil proceedings involving disposition or division of property on divorce or custody of children
35B Oral hearing not needed generally
36 Stay of proceedings involving certain matters
37 Seal of Court
38 Language and record
39 Representation
40 Issue of warrant in lieu of or in addition to summons
41 Reciprocal arrangements with States of Malaysia
42 Evidence
43 Powers of Court
43A Court may refer parties for counselling, etc.
43B Examination and assessment of child
44 Adjournment
45 Time
45A Court or Appeal Board may conduct hearing through electronic means of communication
46 Sittings in private, etc.
46A Activities to be attended before making application to Court for divorce
46B Divorce by husband’s pronouncement
47 Divorce at wife’s request
48 Cerai taklik
49 Fasakh
50 Appointment of hakam
51 Maintenance of wife
52 Provisions consequent on matrimonial proceedings
53 Enforcement of order
53A Execution of deed or indorsement of negotiable instrument
53B Costs
54 Presumption of death
54A Unauthorised audio or visual recording in proceedings before Court or Appeal Board
54B Contemptuous behaviour
55 Appeal
56 Revision
56A Decision of Court and Appeal Board to be final
56B Protection from personal liability
Part 4 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
57 General Endowment Fund
58 Wakaf or nazar am
59 Vesting of wakaf and nazar am in Majlis
60 Restriction on creation of Muslim charitable trust
61 Income of wakaf or nazar
62 Property and assets of wakaf or nazar am
62A Property and assets of wakaf created by Majlis
63 Construction of instrument
64 Registration of wakafs
65 Estimates
66 Expenses of Majlis
67 Bankers
68 Collection of zakat and fitrah
69 Rules
70 Appeal
71 Charitable collection
72 Financial provisions with respect to Majlis
73 Financial provisions with respect to trust, wakaf, nazar and mosque
73A Annual report
Part 5 MOSQUES AND RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS
74 Majlis to administer mosques
75 Restriction of new mosque
76 Establishment of Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund
77 Application of Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund
78 Contributions to Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund
79 Muslim employee may decide not to pay contributions
80 Contributions from other persons
81 Power to make rules
82 Repair
83 Boundary of daerah masjid
84 Register of pegawai masjid
85 Appointment of pegawai masjid
86 Rules for appointment of jawatankuasa masjid
87 Religious school
88 Grant to religious school
Part 5A HALAL AND HAJ MATTERS
88A Halal certificates
88B Regulation of Haj services and goods
88C Rules to regulate halal and Haj matters
88D Offences by bodies corporate, etc.
88E Composition of offences
Part 6 MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
89 Application
90 Appointment of Registrar of Muslim Marriages
91 Appointment of Kadis and Naib Kadis
92 Deputy Registrars of Muslim Marriages
93 Registers
94 Betrothal
94A Marriage preparation programme
94B Consent to application for solemnisation of marriage of minor
95 Solemnisation of marriage
96 Restriction on solemnisation of marriage
97 Marriage of janda
98 (Repealed)
99 Copy of certificate to be sent to Registrar
100 Registers of Marriages, Divorces and Revocation of Divorces
101 Cancellation or rectification of entry in register or certificate, etc.
102 Registration of marriage, divorce or revocation of divorce compulsory
103 Signing of register and inquiry by Kadi
104 Refusal to register marriage or revocation of divorce
105 Appeal
106 Where Appeal Board orders registration
107 Extended time for registration of revocation of divorce
108 Copy of entry to be given to parties
109 Legal effect of registration of marriage, divorce or revocation of divorce
109A Marriages, divorces and revocation of divorces using electronic means of communication
109B Making of statutory declarations
Part 7 PROPERTY
110 Saving of distribution of Muslim estate by will
111 Disposition by will, etc., to be in accordance with Muslim law
112 Distribution of Muslim estate to be according to Muslim law
113 Application for probate and letters of administration
114 Proof of Muslim law
115 Inheritance certificate
116 Administration of estate of Muslim dying intestate
117 (Repealed)
118 Will of married woman
119 Property at marriage
120 Property of Muslim married woman
121 Right to sue and liability to be sued
122 Liability on her own contract
123 Antenuptial debt
124 Effect of marriage on property
125 (Repealed)
Part 8 CONVERSIONS
126 Register of converts
127 Control of conversion
128 Report of conversion
Part 9 OFFENCES
129 This Part to apply only to Muslims
130 Omission to register within prescribed time
131 Omitting to hand over book or seal or being in possession thereof without lawful excuse
132 Unlawful register
133 Unlawful solemnisation of marriage or registration of marriage, divorce or revocation of divorce
134 Cohabitation outside marriage
135 Enticing unmarried woman from wali
136 (Repealed)
137 Non-payment of zakat or fitrah
138 Neglect or failure to report conversion
139 False doctrine
140 Abetment
Part 10 MISCELLANEOUS
141 Public servants and judicial proceedings
142 Witness
143 Register of Marriages and Register of Revocation of Divorces
144 Register of Divorces
145 Rules
146 Delegation
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table